Community Service Organisations
Placing children and youth’s best interests at the heart of decision-making and activity is a key to the Victorian Government’s vision for providing children with the best possible start in life.
All Community Service Organisations are committed to delivering high quality services for children and families. The department continues to build on a strong history of CSOs, peak bodies, the Office of the Child Safety Commissioner, regional offices and the department working together to strengthen service model effectiveness and quality.
The Victorian Government recognises that a culture of continuous quality improvement, which is essential to high quality services, is best achieved through self-regulatory approaches and leadership from within the sector. The department supports CSOs to meet quality requirements and promote continuous quality improvement by:
- working with peak and other organisations to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and learning between CSOs on a local, regional and statewide basis
- working with CSOs to evaluate and undertake research into service models and practices, focused on improving child safety, stability and healthy development
- developing a workforce planning and training strategy to build leadership skills within the sector and increase the capacity of staff to improve services.
